Watch: Tour a public-private partnership that is transforming Sacramento

Free Cities Center | Steven Greenhut
August 14, 2023

Todd Leon, Development Director of the Capital Area Development Authority, takes Steven Greenhut of PRI's Free Cities Center on a tour of Sacramento's R Street Corridor. Learn how a public-private partnership is transforming what was once an industrial hotbed for the railroads into a model mixed-use neighborhood.


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On body-worn cameras and license plate readers, there should be a reasonable expectation of privacy
 

Orange County Register | Steve Smith
August 14, 2023

A similar legal debate is underway regarding body worn cameras used by law enforcement.  Advocates are happy if body-worn camera data incriminates a police officer, but fight the use of footage collected by those cameras that show incriminating behavior by their criminal defendants.


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On Homelessness, Sacramento is "City of Problems"
 

Right by the Bay | Tim Anaya
August 15, 2023

You may not realize it, but Sacramento’s homeless problem is one of the nation’s worst.  Homeless grew to about 9,300 in the 2022 Sacramento County point in time homeless count measurement, which was a 67 percent increase over the 2019 figures.  Last year, the number of homeless in Sacramento was found to be even higher than San Francisco’s count.


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